Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE): risk factors
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE): risk factors. The prevalence is 0.08-6.5% of the general population. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Demographic risk factors
- The prevalence is 0.08-6.5% of the general population
- It is present in 12% of people with stroke
Individual risk factors
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Genetic risk factors
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Connective tissue disease risk disorders
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Phakomatoses risk disorders
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Metabolic risk disorders
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Synonyms
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References
- Del Brutto VJ, Ortiz JG, Biller J. Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia. Front Neurol 2017; 8:344.
- Pico F, Labreuche J, Amarenco P. Pathophysiology, presentation, prognosis, and management of intracranial arterial dolichoectasia. Lancet Neurol 2015; 14:833-845.
- Coucke PJ, Willaert A, Wessels MW, et al. Mutations in the facilitative glucose transporter GLUT10 alter angiogenesis and cause arterial tortuosity syndrome. Nat Genet 2006; 38:452-457.
- Baccin CE, Krings T, Alvarez H, Ozanne A, Lasjaunias PL. A report of two cases with dolichosegmental intracranial arteries as a new feature of PHACES syndrome. Childs Nerv Syst 2007; 23:559-567.
